1964 Norwegian First Division
# 1964 Norwegian First Division

The 1964 1. divisjon was the 20th completed season of top division football in Norway.

## Overview

It was contested by 10 teams, and FC Lyn Oslo won their first championship title. At the time, Lyn Oslo's 26 points were a record for the most points in one season. Brann and Raufoss were relegated to the 2. divisjon.

This season, two spots in the European Cup were awarded. Lyn lead the league after 9 rounds and qualified for the 1964–65 European Cup. At the end of the season, Lyn won the league, their first league title, and qualified also for the 1965–66 European Cup. This was the last Norwegian top flight season, the leader after half a season were awarded a European Cup spot.

## Teams and locations

    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

| Team | Ap. | Location |
| - | - | - |
| Brann | 15 | Bergen |
| Fredrikstad | 19 | Fredrikstad |
| Frigg | 9 | Oslo |
| Lyn | 12 | Oslo |
| Raufoss | 7 | Raufoss |
| Sandefjord BK | 17 | Sandefjord |
| Sarpsborg FK | 14 | Sarpsborg |
| Skeid | 18 | Oslo |
| Vålerengen | 15 | Oslo |
| Viking | 19 | Stavanger |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lyn (C) | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 26 | Qualification for the first round of the 1964–65 European Cup and the 1965–66 European Cup |
| 2 | Fredrikstad | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | 24 | |
| 3 | Sarpsborg FK | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 23 | |
| 4 | Frigg | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 29 | −1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Skeid | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Vålerengen | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 17 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
| 7 | Sandefjord BK | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 17 | |
| 8 | Viking | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 14 | |
| 9 | Brann (R) | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 12 | Relegation to Second Division |
| 10 | Raufoss (R) | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 40 | −18 | 10 | Relegation to Second Division |

## Results

| Home \ Away | SKB | FFK | FRI | LYN | RAU | SBK | SFK | SKD | VIK | VIF |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brann | | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Fredrikstad | 4–0 | | 2–2 | 0–2 | 9–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Frigg | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 0–6 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Lyn | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Raufoss | 0–0 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Sandefjord BK | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Sarpsborg | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 |
| Skeid | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 3–1 | 3–2 |
| Viking | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 1–1 | | 1–0 |
| Vålerengen | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |

## Season statistics

### Top scorer

* Ole Stavrum, Lyn – 18 goals

### Attendance

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Brann | 113,300 | 16,500 | 6,000 | 12,589 | $−19.6%^†$ |
| 2 | Viking | 70,493 | 14,000 | 4,250 | 7,833 | $+4.7%^†$ |
| 3 | Vålerengen | 67,870 | 11,903 | 4,035 | 7,541 | $−23.1%^†$ |
| 4 | Lyn | 63,249 | 14,127 | 2,745 | 7,028 | $−5.8%^†$ |
| 5 | Skeid | 61,786 | 11,159 | 1,786 | 6,865 | $−24.3%^†$ |
| 6 | Fredrikstad | 45,060 | 11,500 | 2,300 | 5,007 | $−28.3%^†$ |
| 7 | Sarpsborg FK | 38,486 | 9,326 | 2,400 | 4,276 | $−9.6%^†$ |
| 8 | Frigg | 38,478 | 7,149 | 2,789 | 4,275 | $−35.1%^†$ |
| 9 | Raufoss | 32,100 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 3,567 | $n/a^2$ |
| 10 | Sandefjord BK | 25,877 | 5,125 | 2,100 | 2,875 | $n/a^2$ |
| | League total | 556,699 | 16,500 | 1,786 | 6,186 | $−21.4%^†$ |

Source: nifs.no Notes: 2: Team played last season in 2. divisjon.

